| 单词 | promontory |
| 例句 | There, on the promontory, the blue-painted cannibals had piled up their cyclopean wall of unmortared stones, fourteen feet high and equally thick, with terraces on the inside from which they could hurl their flints. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Men scurried past us without so much as their muskets, leaping into the ditch we had dug across the promontory, and confusion everywhere reigned supreme. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He started the engine and drove on another mile or more before stopping again, climbing out, carrying his lunch bucket, and walking to a little promontory where he could look back at that dusty city. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The pond is not a large one - a quarter of a mile around its perimeter perhaps - so that by stepping out to any promontory, one can command a view of its entirety. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Before we reached the edge of the plateau, we could already see the motionless sea and, farther out, a massive, drowsy-looking promontory in the clear water. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They had been walking two hours when the beach was interrupted by another, much larger promontory, this one big enough that homes and shops had been built atop it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Saw the cunning thoughts race in and out through the caves and promontories of his mind long before they darted out of the tunnel of his mouth. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He swung the trident in his massive hands and in one shock from top to bottom split that promontory, toppling into the sea the fragment where the great fool sat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were dark, coffee-hued, and his jaw was an aggressive promontory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For three thousand years, this little promontory has known sieges. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She fled from him until she stood on a lofty promontory where she could safely watch him, wondering at the half-man, half-fish. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The next night, after he had visited Cadiz, he had things he could tell her, too—about the city of stone, built on a rocky promontory, jutting out into the blue sea. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Hills flattened into nothingness, lowlands rose until they merged with promontories, and every part of Durham was revealed and intelligible in the gelid light. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There, in the distance, he could just make out a jutting promontory of ice and the blessed black slash of a dark gravel shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That first captain walled their promontory, built their homes and shrines, and parcelled out the black land for the plow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the shore front seemed to be headlands and rocky promontories. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Half her length, she sways her heads in air, outside her horrid cleft, hunting the sea around that promontory for dolphins, dogfish, or what bigger game thundering Amphitrite feeds in thousands. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The most violent storm hung exactly north of the town, over the part of the lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copêt. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z As the car rushed along, the trees grew thicker and taller and leafier until, just as they’d hidden the sky completely, the forest abruptly ended and the road bent itself around a broad promontory. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he gunned the motor and backed the car off the promontory. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And they had come upon a low promontory that separated one part of the beach from the next. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z We found the first one, Fort Olivier, on the edge of a promontory near town, in a pleasant open area dotted with palm trees. In Haiti, Tracing a Paradise Lost 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z For our next Sonoma diversion, we visited the Goat Head promontory by the mouth of the wine-famous Russian River, on a tip that seals were sunning there. Fun day trips await across the Golden Gate Bridge in Northern California 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z But that’s former Reagan Department of Justice official Bruce Fein high on a promontory pulling a white cowl up over his head. In ‘Galileo’s Torch,’ unlikely group of Washingtonians debate issue that resonates A crucial moment in the battle was the defense of Little Round Top, a promontory anchoring the left flank of the Union line. ‘Gettysburg’: sins of omission and commission in a brutal war 2013-06-26T22:17:39Z It's a promontory of her own making, but she stands on it proudly all the same, and is always to be found waving, chipper to the last. 'A complicated hoot' 2011-08-26T21:55:05Z The clouds lifted just enough for us to see an ibex posing on a promontory. Is Disentis Skiing?s Next Big Secret? 2010-12-11T01:33:00Z Just ahead of us were a father and son who were eyeing a rocky promontory that jutted above the planed granite summit. For hikers, Yosemite National Park rewards originality 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Perched on a promontory above the town, this elegant restaurant, also a Fourchette Bleue member, offers sophisticated international fare such as veal sweetbreads, seafood linguine and Thai soup. In Quebec, a maritime region’s embarrassment of riches in history and cuisine 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z In Castine, a bijou town of shipwright homes on the promontory’s east coast, the poet Robert Lowell shared a colonial with his wife, the novelist Elizabeth Hardwick, in the 1950s and ’60s. Blue Hill, a Literary Enclave, Grows in Downeast Maine 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Robert Koon's "Navy Pier" -- which brought me to tears -- a father and a daughter find themselves perched on a bench on that promontory, just as the young woman is about to leave for college. Striking new plays capture city intersection by intersection 2011-06-05T23:22:26Z Pick up a track leading west over the moor and on to the promontory, where the bothy lies behind a low bluff in a show-stopping location. Scotland’s best Highland bothy weekend adventures 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Rounding the promontory past the grottoes, the Faraglioni della Madonna is a collection of rocky stacks whose brown stone surfaces resemble knotted wood. Overnighter: Off the Roman Coast, Bobbing for Views 2011-05-06T20:15:00Z I had already had this dream of having a wedding on, like, a rocky promontory overlooking the ocean. Mira Sorvino Replenishes With Crosswords and Marinara Sauce 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z But the tiny, rustic eatery clings to a wind-swept, rocky promontory jutting into the western Mediterranean, a site so remote that you can only reach it by sea or on foot. In Spain, finding peace — and paella — on Mallorca 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The fashionably minimalist Shingle House stands alone and austere on a windswept Kent promontory. English Country Goes Rock-'N'-Roll 2011-03-10T12:15:00Z If there’s a beaten path in the southern Baja, it’s the route to El Arco, the arched rock in a dramatic promontory that forms the southernmost reach of the peninsula. What to Do in Los Cabos, Mexico 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z South from the lighthouse, the palm-lined boardwalk overlooks craggy promontories and sandy beaches of bright green-blue water that make scenic spots for a stroll, picnic, tryst, tan or splash. 36 Hours in Lecce, Italy 2013-08-08T19:58:46Z We saddle up and roll to a promontory that would give even some hikers pause: Otto’s Wall, built in the early 1900s for ranchers moving herds up and down the mesa. Colorado adds a challenging new mountain biking adventure 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z We skitter down and pick our way to a promontory that dissects the flowing water. When John Ruskin and John Everett Millais took the high road 2010-06-20T21:01:00Z Wending eastward, I peered across the mile-wide Columbia River and glimpsed two temporary cataracts leaping from the highest promontory on the usually dry Washington shore. Drive, bike or hike amid waterfalls as Historic Columbia River Highway turns 100 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Last year Mr. Vongerichten added to the mix by redesigning the menus of the Sand Bar and On the Rocks at Eden Rock, a luxurious hotel built into a promontory overlooking St. Jean Bay. Q&A: Eat Like a Chef on St. Barts 2012-11-08T17:18:18Z From my comfy chair, I looked on the flat, translucent sea and the two rocky promontories that bracket Galley Bay, giving it a cocooning effect. Seeing the Whole of Antigua 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Strewn across the grassy promontory are a single lighthouse and a few hundred whimsical dwellings. T Magazine: The Coast of Utopia 2011-09-30T14:00:14Z This lava promontory, also known as Black Rock, is at the north end of famous Kaanapali Beach, in front of the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa. If you want to see sea life rather than fellow snorkelers, head to these Maui sites 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The nine-mile section of coast wraps around Tillamook Head, a forested promontory that offers incredible views up and down the coast. Top 10 national and state parks in Oregon 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z It offered a commanding view of the harbor, sweeping down to a promontory about 1,000 feet below us. In Spain’s northern Basque region, San Sebastian shines 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Built atop a promontory, just north of the marble monument, and down a grand staircase is a charming, formal, amphitheatre-like terrace. On paying for it: Ten cents a dance (adjusted for inflation) 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z A camera soars above Dublin then glides toward a promontory where a solitary figure stands in front of a memorial plaque. ‘The Miracle Club’ Review: A Pleasant Pilgrimage 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Macedonia’s version of Stonehenge, the collection of massive rocks sits on a promontory and was used as an astrological clock during the early Bronze Age. Explorer: In Macedonia, the Lure of the Grape 2010-09-22T15:52:00Z The Irish surfer and filmmaker Kevin Smith, perched on a narrow promontory over the ocean, pointed at a spray of white water some 500 feet below at the northern end of the cliffs. Chasing Waves on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z “It’s a promontory on about four acres with a 180-foot drop down to a river and a stream that combine on the land.” Balinese Beat 2010-06-01T04:00:00Z With their assurance and physicality, van Gogh’s paintings are like promontories that offer especially clear views of the medium’s past and future. Review: ‘Van Gogh: Irises and Roses,’ Sheds Light on a Disappearing Red Hue 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The most memorable panoramas were of Pena National Palace, my next stop, which loomed above on a nearby promontory. Outside Lisbon, a Verdant World of Castles and Palaces 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z On the other side, promontories above the deep pool are a perfect place to show off your diving. Different strokes: wild swimming in Spain 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Then I walked farther and stepped out on a rock promontory as if on the prow of a ship, where I was completely engulfed in the blowback of water from the falls. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The hotel sits on a rocky promontory above St. Jean Bay. Eden Rock, a St. Barts Favorite, Reopens Its Doors 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The corniche road along the western side of Cap Corse, the spiny promontory pointing north from the body of Corsica towards Genoa, must be one of Europe’s most dramatic drives. Corsica’s cape of good campsites 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Situated on a rocky promontory, Cromwell’s Castle, actually an artillery tower, replaced King Charles’s Castle in 1651 as the protector of the harbor. Cultured Traveler: On the Scillies, Exotic Gardens, Windswept Ruins 2013-06-14T20:05:57Z A painfully narrow road winds precariously over a promontory to the quiet cove where the restaurant is. The Pour: El Bulli and a Meal for the Ages 2010-09-22T04:20:00Z He was bundled up one recent afternoon, surveying his favorite spot to practice: a park bench on a promontory jutting into Spuyten Duyvil Creek, at the northern tip of Manhattan. Music: For a Team Player, the Solo Moments Are Secondary 2011-04-01T21:46:41Z But there was no missing the king’s promontory palace. Herod the Great’s Israel 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z We were headed to the edge, a high, dusty promontory that drops off in a jumble of lava and coral, where two deep-ocean currents meet and huge fish gather. Casting for a Big Fish on the Big Island of Hawaii 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The best poems in “Together in a Sudden Strangeness” speak from unusual promontories. A Raging Pandemic Inspires Poetry With Little Bite 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z It grew from a 10th century fortress on the promontory, and spread across the valleys, which are today spanned by an extensive bridge system. Five Reasons to Visit Luxembourg 2011-01-13T14:15:00Z Atop the promontory, at the verge of a jagged cliff dropping another 400 feet into the ocean, was the Cape Plata Light, a lighthouse complete with castlelike turrets. In Spain’s northern Basque region, San Sebastian shines 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z According to the listing, the four bedroom, five bathroom French Regency estate sits on a 1.18 acre promontory overlooking Los Angeles. Elvis' Beverly Hills estate up for sale 2012-10-12T16:49:08Z The resort’s main attractions are the ancient Greek theater and a cable car that takes you down to a rocky promontory called Isola Bella. A road trip around Sicily is a journey across centuries 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z We took off again and crossed the border into Canada, paddling all afternoon past granite promontories and tiny islets. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The trees occasionally opened to reveal the promontory looming closer each time. Walking and talking in Nova Scotia, a small province with sweeping vistas and welcoming locals 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z From the town square, perched atop a promontory, narrow streets lined with pastel-coloured houses snake down to the harbour. Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Who was it who said “I like nothing better than to tuck into bed with a glass of good bourbon and my own editorials”? I have yet to reach that giddy promontory. ‘Pleasure, Obligation, Curiosity, Inspiration’: What’s on Marie Arana’s Nightstand 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Exploring materials, the human face and body, and landscapes or still lifes, Picasso establishes one stylistic or formal promontory after another. Art Review: Lines That Kept Moving and Knew No Boundaries 2011-10-06T22:45:51Z On a promontory above Puget Sound, a Douglas fir with arms bent at right angles stands above a quiet cove, where shellfish would have been gathered, long before this place was settled by newcomers. The Pacific Northwest trees shaped by generations of people 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z But as he gazes out from the rocky promontory, Chenoweth knows success is no sure thing. Historic dam removal poses challenge of restoring both river and landscape 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Walking out to The Point, a promontory jutting out into the water, is a worthy endeavor any time of day — and a chance to ogle your favorite million-dollar-view campsite. Doe Bay celebrates 20 years of rustic chic 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Yet just over there, a guy in a thin rain jacket is standing with a fishing rod on a promontory that explodes with sea spray, in hopes of snaring rockfish. Perspective | On California’s coast, humans ride out nature’s rage 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z A Tesla veered off the road Monday on Northern California’s treacherous Devil’s Slide promontory, falling 250 feet off a cliff to the rocks below. 2 adults, 2 children survive Tesla’s 250-foot crash off Devil’s Slide cliff in California 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Ceuta, perched on an isthmus with a promontory historically considered the lesser of the Pillars of Hercules of antiquity, has been a Spanish possession since 1580. Spain or Morocco? World Cup passions blur in Spanish exclave 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Built on an artificial promontory along Doha’s waterfront, the modular stadium incorporates 974 recycled shipping containers, a paean to the site’s industrial history. A guide to the eight stadiums hosting games at the 2022 World Cup 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The town has a storybook quality: Fishing boats cluster in a sheltered harbor beneath a tree-covered promontory; cottages and restaurants face the bay. As Climate Change Worsens, U.S. Weighs Which Communities to Save 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The screen zooms in, in, in toward a jutting promontory many light-years long that stands out in sharp relief. The Lonely Work of Picking the Universe’s Best Astronomy Pictures 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The sacral promontory is the anterior lip of the superior base of the sacrum. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Perched on a 1.15-acre promontory lot, the home showcases clean lines and vast, minimalist spaces across two stories. Coupon king wants $150 million for Bel-Air mega-mansion 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The promontory offers panoramic views to the north and east. Craving a starry night? Try these spots for your astronomy fix 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Perched on a promontory overlooking Stone Canyon Reservoir, the 1980s haunt is just one piece of Humperdinck’s international real estate portfolio. Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck wants $6.2 million for Bel-Air perch 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z We climbed a promontory that descended past a fallow plot of farmland and ended at Mar Odisho, a Nestorian monastery with stones that looked like fresh loaves of bread. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z But its center still occupies the site first chosen for its impregnable location: a limestone promontory, which rises precipitously 500 to 1,000 feet above the Rhumel River. A revelatory road trip along the Algerian coast 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z A few hundred yards away, on the promontory where Jews and Christians hold that Abraham tried to sacrifice his son Isaac, Professor Abu Sway, the Islamic theologian, was in his element. Rare Overlap of Holy Days Shows Jerusalem’s Promise and Problems 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Perched on a three-acre promontory, the boxy abode features five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, clean lines and panoramic views across 11,000 square feet. Zedd slashes price of Beverly Hills mansion to $23 million 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z As Oregon’s only offshore light, its inauguration was overshadowed by tragedy, coming three weeks after the British ship Lupata rammed into a nearby promontory in fog on Jan. 3, killing all aboard. Terrible Tilly, Oregon’s Legendary Lighthouse, Is for Sale 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Finally finding an easily defensible promontory with a safe, deepwater anchorage on May 13, 1607, the exhausted men disembarked, named the place Jamestown, and set about making a fort. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Fifty workers from companies that work for Repsol inside the refinery removed the oil-stained sand with shovels and piled it up on a small promontory. Fishermen protest after eruption causes oil spill in Peru 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z For dinner, we hike out to Plateau Point, a promontory with a 360-degree view of the canyon. Seattle family checks off life goal with 4-day, rim-to-rim trek of Grand Canyon 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Perched on a 1.2-acre promontory, the estate squeezes in a gated driveway, motor court, main house, pool house, brick courtyard, swimming pool, tennis court and a garden set among mature trees and dense landscaping. The Fries Estate, once owned by Paramount Pictures, seeks $25 million 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Secluded behind gates at the end of a nearly mile-long driveway, it sits atop a promontory overlooking the surrounding mountains and Chatsworth Nature Preserve. In Chatsworth, an iconic estate once home to Frank Sinatra asks $21.5 million 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Many families simply left Point Bob, as people affectionately called the promontory named for Capt. Henry Roberts, a British explorer. A U.S. town marooned at the tip of a Canadian peninsula 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z As first reported by Forbes Global Properties, the Sherman Oaks home covers 8,650 square feet on a private promontory, taking in sweeping views of the San Fernando Valley. Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union sell Sherman Oaks mansion for $5.5 million 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Robert D. Farquhar built the lavish residence in 1923, and it sits on 4 acres atop the highest promontory in Silver Lake. Her convent fight with Katy Perry is legendary. Now restaurateur Dana Hollister lists for $40 million in Silver Lake 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z The palatial estate stretches across 8 acres on a promontory lot and centers on a 100,000-square-foot palace that looks more like a futuristic spacecraft or a Bond villain’s lair than a home. Foreclosure looms for Nile Niami’s infamous mega-mansion 'The One' 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z As she draws closer to the shoreline she is startled by the sight of a stone obelisk rising above a promontory near the center of the island. Review | ‘Call of the Sea’: Strictly for hardcore puzzlers 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z It claims a promontory lot on Billionaires’ Row overlooking the city below. Top Sales: Spec homes and celebrities fuel a red-hot November market 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s perched on its own promontory lot of about an acre with 300-degree views, parking for six cars and a variety of outdoor spaces. Harry Gesner’s famed Flying Wing house aims for $8 million 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Perched on a promontory lot, the property combines two parcels for a total of nearly an acre. Fender chief Andy Mooney tunes into the market with a $13.5-million offering 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z A pack of 35 named after a nearby snow-dusted promontory, Junction Butte, now were snoozing on a hillside above the carcass. Wolves rebound, lose protections. Now future up to voters 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z A pack of 35 named after a nearby promontory, Junction Butte, now were snoozing on a snow-dusted hillside above the carcass. After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z I stayed in Orbetello and took a taxi from there the following morning, across a spit of land that ends in the promontory of Monte Argentario, on the southern side of which is Porto Ercole. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Set on a promontory lot on half an acre, the hillside stunner spans 16,000 square feet with six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. No, LeBron James didn’t buy this $52-million mansion 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z This home, perched on a 1-acre promontory lot, was built in 1929 and mixes period details with modern amenities across 5,300 square feet. Puppeteer Brian Henson dangles Hollywood Hills villa for rent at $20,000 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The family runs cattle on two promontories with names from that era — Wolf Hill and Dead Horse Point, where VanWinkle said her great grandfather’s horse was killed by wolves while he was fixing a fence. Wolves rebound, lose protections. Now future up to voters 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z The family runs cattle on two promontories with names from that era — Wolf Hill and Dead Horse Point. After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z The unexpected, such as the rough passage through the Cape of Good Hope, the rocky promontory approaching Cape Town, South Africa. Family finds a different world after sailing around globe 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z The squadron that I watch from my apartment balcony used to follow a morning routine, gliding in a group past one dock, visiting a few promontories and heading to a neighboring dock, before returning, somewhere. Geese May Not Inspire You, but They Certainly Take Your Mind Off the Virus 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Black accents and ivy touch up the whitewashed brick home, which sits on a 1.6-acre promontory lot with sweeping city and ocean views. ‘American Idol’ creator Simon Fuller sells Bel-Air estate for $28 million 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Perched on a promontory in the Beverly Hills Post Office area, the multi-structure property includes a five-bedroom main home and a three-story guesthouse with a screening room, art studio, elevator and two additional bedrooms. Charlton Heston’s longtime Midcentury compound seeks $14.9 million in Beverly Hills 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The owners said they needed a fully intact property to secure financing, but some residents feared a loss of access to the hotel’s promontory and famous views. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z In March, 2009, on the eve of the Iranian New Year, Suleimani led a group of Iran-Iraq War veterans to the Paa-Alam Heights, a barren, rocky promontory on the Iraqi border. The Shadow Commander 2013-09-23T04:00:00Z The house is also situated on a promontory, an area of high land, which provides it with an impressive 180-degree view overlooking Los Angeles. Cheryl Tiegs selling mansion for $18.5 million 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z She showed me her bedroom, a glass-walled promontory that seems to float among treetops, over the park. Waking up from the California Dream 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Two crystal-blue lakes, whose far shores blend with the horizon, cling to the edge of an arid and wind-buffeted Martian landscape of red sandstone, rugged promontories and wide beaches. Indigenous Mapuche pay high price for Argentina's fracking dream 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z At Point Mugu, a conical hunk of rock where car commercials are often filmed, Cooper set up on a crumbling asphalt promontory, with one toe of the tripod hovering midair. A Photographer at the Ends of the Earth 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z At peak times, there were waits of up to 45 minutes at either side, with school groups and pensioners regularly stranded on the protected promontory with no loos in sight. Gossamer gateway to Avalon: Tintagel Castle bridge brings magic to history 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Elderly veterans looked on Wednesday as members of the 75th Ranger Regiment started mounting the limestone promontory at dawn, pulling themselves up on ropes one by one, seagulls swooping above them. The Latest: US Army Rangers recreate D-Day cliff assault 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Army Rangers scaled the 100-foot promontory here overlooking Omaha Beach, with nothing more than ropes and rickety ladders. One of D-Day’s most famous, heroic assaults may have been unnecessary 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z We rounded a promontory with scrubby birches doubled over by snow, and came to a dark hut, raised up on sled runners, on the ice. Chasing the Aurora Borealis 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Discovery Park is at the northwestern edge of Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood, on a large promontory positioned in such a way that it earned both a lighthouse and a strategic military base. The abundant alders and maples at Discovery Park speak to an ecological succession worth discovering 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z In the meantime, when they were last seen, Rosebud’s vertebrae formed sharp promontories above the seafloor. A Whale’s Afterlife 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Spanning 1.31 acres on a promontory lot, the 10,044-square-foot home is entered through a pivoting front door made of paneled wood. Trevor Noah drops $20.5 million on a flashy Bel-Air mansion | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Now it’s a promontory to scenes of devastation, with nearby homes leveled or lying in smoldering ruins. The Woolsey fire nearly destroys Malibu's wine country 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Currently, most surveys are conducted from the air, from boats and sometimes from a promontory, such as a high sea-cliff. Scientists count whales from space 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The iceberg is looming over houses on a promontory in the Innaarsuit village but is grounded and did not move overnight, local media say. Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z There’s also a playground and a large sloping promontory. On the Resilient Waterfront 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z A trickle of tourists started returning to the Mont across a promontory that connects the popular site in the English Channel to the mainland. The Latest: Iconic French abbey reopens after security alert 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z This was on the Golan Heights, from a roadside promontory overlooking the abandoned Syrian town of Quneitra. There is no coherent U.S. policy on Syria 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Another significant sign the area was of significance are 10 or more cedar trees circling the promontory, now nothing but gnarled and shredded stumps, the tallest about 3 feet. Belvoir gravesite could be slaves’ last resting place 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z It was an elevated promontory of forest, surrounded by old trunks of cedar trees, which are often associated with cemeteries. Cedar trees and fieldstones: A likely slave cemetery is unearthed near Annapolis 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The 1934 scene from a promontory called Sugarloaf Rock at 7,789 feet on the route to Camp Muir is dominated by the white expanse of the lower Paradise and Stevens glaciers. See how Mount Rainier glaciers have vanished over time, with this eye-opening photo project 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z A promontory on the Virginia side of the Potomac, Gravelly Point was known to George Washington throughout his life. Opinion | Gravelly Point should keep its historic name 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z The Dhaskalio promontory is a tiny island as the result of rising sea levels, but 4,500 years ago was attached by a narrow causeway to Keros, now uninhabited and a protected site. Complex engineering and metal-work discovered beneath ancient Greek 'pyramid' 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The 17th and 18th are also on the coast, with the 18th green sitting on a promontory with a literal beach bunker on its flank. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were. as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were. Global Warming’s Toll on Coral Reefs: As if They’re ‘Ravaged by War’ 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Perched on a promontory surrounded by water, the city was designed in such a way that the streets are shaded from summer’s heat by the terraced buildings themselves. Malta, Where the West Was Born 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z One female loves it when you climb up onto a promontory and toss your horns in a devil-may-care fashion. Opinion | How to interact with women so you can have your holiday party 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Others yet might hanker after the secluded fringes of the beach, perhaps sheltered by natural promontories of rock that keep the biting wind at bay. How to Build the Perfect Sandcastle--According to Science 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Until the 20th century, Berry Head, a rocky promontory at the south end of Torbay, stood proudly, even sublimely, out to sea. Mount Everest is collapsing under our weight. Time to dump the bucket list | Philip Hoare 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The pipeline’s route crosses a high rock promontory at the confluence of two rivers, a landscape that is an interface between the levels of the cosmos. 'Those are our Eiffel Towers, our pyramids': Why Standing Rock is about much more than oil 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The nooks and crevices of Turkey’s western shores, its wind turbines and summer homes could, to the naked eye, be a promontory of the Greek island itself. 'Europe's dirty secret': officials on Chios scramble to cope with rising tensions 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Holbox, travelers tell you, is the next Tulum, a sleepy, bird-rich island off the Yucatán Peninsula, where the threat of golf courses and high-rise resorts seems to loom just past every promontory. Jonathan Gold tastes transcendent Mexican seafood tostadas at Holbox, a sister stand to Chichen Itza 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z In spite of the remaining mysteries about the ancient people who died on this windy promontory, they have already taught researchers lessons that extend far beyond Georgia. Meet the frail, small-brained people who first trekked out of Africa 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z It occupies an important promontory next to the Broad museum. Where to get brunch on Jonathan Gold's 101 list 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z We dawdled our way around the islands, fishing the shallows and the riffles, then shifted to a granite promontory on the other side of the cove. The Dynamism of Janet McTeer 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Rounding the fierce promontory of the Cape, where the hazards include gale-force winds, sleetlike rain and a minefield of icebergs, sailors face some of the most treacherous waters in the world. Ramón Carlín, Casual Sailor Who Won a Round-the-World Race, Dies at 92 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z In practice that would require flying the Spanish flag on the Rock, the dominant feature of this promontory of 2.6 square miles. ‘Brexit’ Vote Stokes Fear on the Rock 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z On a promontory high above the sweeping grasslands of the Georgian steppe, a medieval church marks the spot where humans have come and gone along Silk Road trade routes for thousands of years. Meet the frail, small-brained people who first trekked out of Africa 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z According to Jurek, one of the key components of the city sits beneath nearby Książ Castle—a storybook palace built on a rocky promontory overlooking a ravine and a twisting river at its bottom. Searching for Nazi Gold 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Crowning a promontory overlooking Laguna Beach, this exotic estate runs the gamut in resort-style comforts. Home of the Week: The getaway experience in Laguna Beach 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z It was a nice spot, with a sea view, on the corner of a raised promontory. The Fall and Rise of Onagawa 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z SYDNEY, Australia — Perched on a wild, windy promontory on the rugged tip of northwestern Tasmania, the tiny Cape Grim research station has been measuring airborne greenhouse gases since 1976. Scientists Protest Cuts and Commercialization at Australian Climate Center 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Rather, he says, the eastern SBA — and especially the promontory of Cape Pyla — is a target for trappers because it is a key stopping point in the flight path of migratory birds. Slaughter of the song birds 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z But the last slot goes to a house on a promontory where difficulties of access limited niceties in construction. The 10 best concrete buildings 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z One of Mr. Kirman’s top listings is a home perched on a promontory in the Trousdale Estates section of Beverly Hills, with seven bedrooms, 10 baths and $2.5 million worth of Baccarat chandeliers. A Mansion, a Shell Company and Resentment in Bel Air 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Located on roughly half an acre in the Beverly Hills Post Office area, the house will sit on a promontory with ocean, city and canyon views, they said. Beverly Hills Spec House with $12,000 Coffee Maker Hits the Market 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z A long, gated private driveway leads to the house, which is located on a promontory above Coldwater Canyon. Charlton Heston’s Midcentury Modern Home Goes on the Market 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Those resting on bedrock are normally better off—though not if they are stuck at the end of a rocky promontory that amplifies a quake’s vibrations in the manner of a tuning fork. Compare and contrast 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The property in the Kent neighborhood rests on a promontory overlooking Battery Kemble Park and offers views of the park, the Potomac River and the Rosslyn skyline. Ambassador’s residence in D.C.’s Kent lists for $7.35M 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The designers own neighboring villas on the secluded wooded promontory that forms the eastern border of the town’s harbor. The World’s Most Luxurious Fashion Show 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z We’ll know, I estimate within seven days, whether the Germans think Greece a promontory worth saving. Greece may need new elections or default, warns Goldman Sachs - live updates 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Others dismiss the statue on aesthetic grounds, saying it will mar a sweeping view of the capital from a southwestern promontory called Sparrow Hills. Another Huge Statue in Russia? Not Rare, but Hugely Divisive 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The National Museum of Slavery, about an hour from the city, is housed in a spare colonial structure that sits on a promontory overlooking the Kwanza River. Luxury Living in a Failed State 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Potter, 43, and Hunt, 29, wore wingsuits when they leaped at dusk Saturday from Taft Point, a promontory about 3,000 feet above the valley floor. Fellow climbers try to come to terms with deaths of Dean Potter, Graham Hunt 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z This immodest undertaking would be set in a bosky area on the promontory that is protected as a nature reserve. The World’s Most Luxurious Fashion Show 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z They crashed late on Saturday after leaping from a promontory called Taft Point, 3,000ft above the valley floor. Extreme athlete Dean Potter hailed as 'a visionary' by fellow climbers and friends 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The statue must reside on a promontory high over the Moscow River because “it resembles the hill on the Dnieper,” said Valentin V. Lebedev, the chairman of an organization called the Union of Orthodox Citizens. Another Huge Statue in Russia? Not Rare, but Hugely Divisive 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Potter and Graham Hunt died late on Saturday after attempting a wingsuit flight from a 2,300m promontory called Taft Point, the spokesman said. Extreme athlete Dean Potter among two killed Base jumping in Yosemite 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z From its exquisite design to its breathtaking views, it is an unprecedented multisensory experience from the moment you step foot on this exceptional promontory property. Microsoft fortune snatches L.A. manse from Beyonce and Jay-Z 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z From the smoking promontory you get a clear view of the New Manchester enabled by New Labour. Ian Martin on Labour: ‘I can’t remember a more spineless opposition’ 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The inn, like most stages, is perched on a promontory above the water. Can an Inn Save Newfoundland’s Fogo Island Cats had much less space than seals, sunning themselves on fake promontories, or monkeys, who scorned visitors by throwing feces and turning their backs. A Menagerie of Ideas, Unlocked in Odd Jobs 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Under the trees, on a promontory, with amazing views from every angle. Conquer The Croatian Islands By Boat 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z The village of Markha itself is but a few dozen beige mud-brick homes, sitting on a slight promontory, almost invisible against the brown backdrop. Markha Valley Journal: Hikers Spread Democracy in India 2014-05-13T02:01:33Z A week ago, they reached the spacious, mud-walled house of Haji and Zahra on a promontory overlooking a valley of freshly tilled wheat and potato fields along a fast river. Afghan Couple Find Idyllic Hide-Out in Mountains, but Not for Long 2014-04-21T04:07:45Z I was alone on that promontory by LAX where we like to shoot, where we watch the planes take off and land. David Duchovny Talks Saying Goodbye to Californication 2014-04-04T22:18:20Z Just last year, Georgian anthropologist David Lordkipanidze and his colleagues reported their analysis of five hominin crania recovered from Dmanisi, a spectacular site on a promontory between two rivers in southern Georgia. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z Now, Central Park’s only heavy artillery is being conserved and is expected by this summer to be installed, once again, at the promontory overlooking Fifth Avenue at 106th Street. City Room: Big Guns Will Return to Watch Over Park 2014-03-24T03:13:11Z An international court has ruled that Cambodia has sovereignty over the promontory around the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, attempting to settle a festering dispute with Thailand that has included clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops. Photos of the Day: Nov. 11 2013-11-11T21:28:30Z It sits on a one acre promontory overlooking a beautiful stream, mature trees and the white sand traps of the 13th green and 14th fairway of the prestigious Bel-Air Country Club Golf Course. Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk Buys Neighboring Home in Bel Air For $6.75 Million 2013-11-01T15:57:00Z Antenna arrays bristle from atop promontories commanders refer to as “strategic volcanoes.” Why Israel Fears Syria's War 2013-09-19T08:20:26Z There are holes through the dunes, holes along a high promontory with sweeping views of forever, and a blind par three that is also somehow a dogleg. Playing Donald Trump's 'World's Greatest' Golf Course 2013-07-26T22:22:28Z One imagines antebellum carriages rolling up to your very own promontory. The Unwinding: How to Reverse 40 Years of American Decline 2013-06-06T20:05:23Z The Stad peninsula on Norway's western coast is notorious for heavy weather that can endangers ships - the country's highest wind speeds are commonly recorded on the promontory and ships are routinely delayed by stormy conditions. Who, what, why: Why build a ship tunnel? 2013-04-18T23:54:42Z The house sits precariously on a promontory, the sand on all sides of the bulkhead washed away. Southampton Homeowners Build Barricades to Hold Back Sea 2013-04-18T02:30:39Z The reason why so little has been known about the Zambesi may have been the branching in the stormy promontory, by which it was hidden from navigators. Dr. David Livingstone, a Bicentenary 2013-03-18T16:15:05.213Z Hefner finally pulled away as the trail neared its highest elevation, a rocky promontory with a mesmerizing view. Too Fast, Too Soon? Young Endurance Runners Draw Cheers and Concerns 2012-11-05T20:30:06Z After several hours enjoying the rocky highlights along the way, and a picturesque tiny bay with a ruined bothy, we reached the right small promontory where the accretionary lapilli were supposed to be found. Time Is Not Made to Flow in Vain: Eternity and Apocalypse in Assynt and Mars 2012-10-03T17:45:06.937Z Chimney Rock is a promontory about 315 feet tall within the San Juan National Forest. Colorado's Chimney Rock Named National Monument 2012-09-23T13:15:07.800Z In the meantime, send in any thoughts on proximate viewing promontories named after British athletes. The Armchair Olympics: day four 2012-07-31T16:11:45Z Perched on our promontory camp we are drawn to constantly gaze down upon Greenland's Store Glacier. Operation Iceberg diary: Part 1 2012-07-11T08:54:55Z The granite promontory, carved with 60-ft high visages of four U.S. presidents, sits on a site considered sacred by the Sioux. Should the U.S. Give Mount Rushmore Back to the Sioux? The U.N. Thinks So 2012-05-09T12:06:28Z Her fate is told in various ways, most of which connect her with the promontory Cynossema, on the Thracian shore of the Hellespont. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z It is situated on a green promontory that juts into the lake. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Eesaac Oliver Gruffydd, who came first, had fetched eggs too often from the Trwyn light not to know every cranny of the promontory, and his father remembered the building of the lighthouse. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z It was on yonder wooded height which juts out like a promontory into the plain, where the ruin of an old fort marks the destruction of their power. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The winter sun is seen rising over the Cenaean promontory to toil across to Mount Oeta and disappear over it in a bank of fiery cloud. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The shores are clothed in dense forests, and on either hand bold promontories enclose sheltered bays, the very beau ideals of camping places. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z It is situated on a bold promontory jutting into the lake on the Connacht side, about ten or twelve miles north of Athlone. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Then, breaking once more into his magnificent canter, he rounded the last dark promontory of trees. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z The big promontory was not far off and moonlight touched the towering crags. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z A third harbour is situated on the west side of the promontory, and all three have granite quays. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z We can pause as we wish on jutting crag or fir-crowned promontory or at the foot of spouting cataract. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z But Loch Erne has attractions besides its multitudinous islands, its jutting promontories, winding shores, and encircling hills. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z The promontory which terminates in the two capes, Kamchatka and Stolbevoy, has the appearance of two islands detached from the mainland, the intervening country being low. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Not finding his ‘purposed place’ he stood to the south, and on the morning of the 15th discovered the promontory which he named Cape Cod. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The fine harbour is divided into two parts by a promontory, and is protected at its entrance by a group of small islands, on one of which stands the fortress of Sveaborg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Soon we pass, on the Oregon side, the bold promontory of Tongue Point, and Astoria, the second largest city on the navigable waters of the Columbia, is before us. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z They are on a promontory on the lake. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Everywhere the water is wonderfully clear and transparent, while the land is broken up into narrow inlets and headlands, and bays and promontories, nooks and corners, running here and there in capricious and ever-varying forms. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Touching at Sinclair Castle, the residence of the Earl of Caithness, situate on “the utmost promontory” of Britain, they learned that the accounts had been much exaggerated. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Other coasts, promontories, and mountains, soon came in view, which Cook tells us had land apparently between them, leading him to the conclusion that the whole was connected. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z On the east side a low bench with bluffy promontories, crowned with the beautiful smooth-barked madrona tree, rises from the green meadows. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Fifty years ago today they camped with Chief Seattle on the promontory across the bay. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The birthplace of young Paul was a bold promontory, jutting into the sea, and was well calculated to excite a love of the briny element, for which he soon displayed a decided predilection. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z At this moment I took a view of the east promontory and the west. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The sinking of the vessel was now almost imperceptible; it must have found support on a tongue of ice or some promontory of our field. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Reassured, the Indians proceeded onward and in a short time they could descry the boats, making their way slowly up the impetuous stream toward a bold promontory where the Indians were stationed. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z From the Stony Rises on the south to Foxhow on the north its shores are outlined with jutting promontories—quaint and picturesque rocky curves, which give it additional beauty. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z That night they tacked southward, looking for Hudson's river, but the sea was so rough, the shoals around the promontories southward so dangerous, that they gave over the quest and turned back. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z We both suggested it to others, but it was disregarded, owing to the great distance between the promontories and the immense height of the cliffs. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z With growing difficulty he managed to climb from rock to rock in hopes of doubling the promontory and sighting the coasts beyond, but the water kept encroaching more and more on his track. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z "The steep Tarpeian, fittest goal of treason's race, The promontory whence the traitor's leap Cured all ambition." Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z We turned a jutting promontory, the boat began to fall off, and the captain came up, his errand to tell us that our journey was done. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Rose Standish's head bent low as the tipmost point of the shallop's mast rounded a promontory, till it rested on her knees and her thin shoulders heaved. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z After parting from the Baltimorean, we ran in; and as the evening fell, anchored under the land, sheltered from the waves by a little rocky promontory. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z It forms the “promontory” known as Cape Heraclides, and may be looked for when the moon’s “age” is about 11 days. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Still the noble promontory thrusts itself boldly forward into the sea from the heart of an undesecrated wilderness. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Below, the River St. Charles, flowing into the St. Lawrence, washed the base of the rocky promontory on which the city stood. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Haue; the root is seen in “hew,” to cut, cleave; the word must be distinguished from “hoe,” promontory, tongue of land, seen in place names, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Our course was nearest the south-western side, touching at one little desolate promontory, to exchange boats, and often approaching so close, as to enable us to examine the scanty growth upon the margin. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The coasts of Greece stretch away beneath you into far distances, curving in bays, thrusting out in promontories, here tawny and volcanic, there gray and quietly sober in color, but never cold or dreary. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Opposite Quebec rose the high promontory of Point Levi; and the St. Lawrence, contracted to less than a mile in width, flowed between, with deep and powerful current. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Then, as we gradually approached nearer, hills upon hills, promontories, more islets, appeared; and still we steadily steamed westwards. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z A noble river was on one side, and on the promontory thus formed, were left some of the largest trees of the forest that covered the whole country when our fathers first arrived. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z A stretch of rising ground took them to the Beak, a promontory so called for the shape of a cliff growing out of its breast. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z They would moreover frequently stop the ship to offer meat and incense to the images of the sea goddess Ma-tsoo-po, which are perched upon almost every promontory upon the Chinese coast. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z Ascending the Sorel, and passing the rapids at Chambly, he embarked on the lake which bears his name, and with two French attendants, steered southward, with his savage associates, toward the rocky promontory of Ticonderoga. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Climbing the steps that rose steeply between the two rows of houses, we reached the summit of the rocky promontory. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z They formed the most dangerous position in the whole line of defence, being in the form of a promontory which jutted out defiantly into the enemy's country. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z The sun declining to the horizon lit up the promontory of Kelerne, and painted in the passage of Goulet a stream of purple and gold. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z By ten o'clock in the morning we were plainly approaching the barren, bold promontory that faced the giant seas at the east end of the island. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z A moment later a long, sharp promontory like a tooth emerges in the nearer distance. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The famous story of Sappho's vain pursuit of Phaon, and her death by leaping into the sea from the Leucadian promontory, were, it may safely be stated, inventions of the comic poets. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z There he had an unpretentious wooden cottage of two stories, with a broad veranda about it, occupying an elevated position at the extremity of a bold promontory which commanded a wide view of the sea. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z It was on a jutting promontory of rock, close at hand. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z For the last thirty yards before reaching the end of the promontory the trail was a narrow goat path on the crest of a precipice one hundred feet high, facing the sea. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The ridge of Faito, like a gigantic buttress, cuts off all the western promontory towards Sorrento, and falls into the sea across the peak of Ischia. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The bay was enclosed by two huge buttresses of rock that stretched as rugged promontories far out into the ocean. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Near by, a tiny promontory extended into the water, and here it was deep enough for the Water Sprite to float without touching bottom. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z This part is called the conjugata vera, and it is the diameter from the promontory of the sacrum behind to a point on the inner surface of the symphysis pubis in front. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z It stood on a little promontory of its own. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The promontory of York Minster is a black irregularly-shaped rocky cliff, eight hundred feet in height, rising almost perpendicularly from the sea. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Deeply read in all that is illustrious in the past, every island, every bay, every promontory, every headland recalled the heroic deeds of antiquity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Isles and promontories, frowning with batteries, shield it from danger or insult. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He who buys a promontory may become a landless man. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z They passed the island or promontory a little above Fort Montgomery, passed on and on, keeping the mid-stream now, passed Gee's Point, saw the boat-house looming up before them,—and were at home. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Cape Gloucester is a most remarkable promontory, which can never be mistaken, after seeing even an indifferent sketch of it. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z To right and left the ground shelved downwards, and he now perceived that the coast on both sides had an inward trend; that, in fact, the cliff was also a promontory. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The bay, however, could not be called tame with two such landmarks as Captain's Hill on Duxbury side, and the promontory of Manomet on the shoulder of the Cape. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z At last we came to a promontory of rock jutting out into the sea. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Can you conceive anything more glorious and touching than the quiet gathering on the promontory of Duncannon? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z A fair wind soon brought me to the entrance, where I landed to take bearings on the west side, and arrived at the promontory of 'Hope' by noon. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Just south of this place, on a promontory called Soloeis, they built a temple to Neptune. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z The promontory of Marblehead may once have been a prolongation of Cape Ann, the whole coast hereabouts looking as if the ocean had licked out the softer parts, leaving nothing that was digestible behind. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Then we caught a glimpse of our vessel just before she rounded, and was hidden by, the first promontory. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z It stood alone on a little promontory, a hundred feet above the water. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z To the S.E. three remarkable promontories stand out in bold relief from the Fuegian shore; but beyond them the land sinks into the tame flatness of Patagonia. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Art aids nature, and there are grand old monasteries on promontories, and Kurdish castles on heights, and flashing streams and booming torrents are bridged by picturesque pointed arches. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z In fact they appear like a system, connecting the craggy promontory of Marblehead with the cape side. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He knew the boundaries of State and Federal jurisdiction, and no man was more familiar with those great decisions that are the peaks and promontories, the headlands and the beacons, of the law. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Rude ruins glitter; and the briny deep, Seen from some pointed promontory's top, Far to the blue horizon's utmost verge, Restless, reflects a floating gleam. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Opposite to Falmouth, looking across the waters of the harbour, a bold promontory stretches out into the ocean, to which has been given the name of “Black’s Point.” Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z It was built on the promontory, three sides of which were washed by the sea. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Emerging from the woods at a farm-house at the head of a cove, a foot-path leads to the promontory at its hither side. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The former of these names retains its place in the maps, the latter does not; the promontory being known as Cape Disappointment,—a name it received from Lieut. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Resuming the voyage, we came to a long promontory of solid rock, stretching far into the sea, where it tapers down to the level of the water. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z In 1741, Rat Island, as it is called, although in reality a promontory, was purchased by the country, and barracks and fortifications erected thereon. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The wind had freshened a little, and the schooner was going faster through the water; and in three quarters of an hour after hearing the first gun they neared the promontory. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Below that were rounded promontories of brown grass strewn here and there with soiled patches of snow. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z The sea had then gone down and mist hung in the narrow strait as the Renown passed between the dark shadowy hills of Wilson's promontory and the grey rounded cone of Rodondo Island. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z From Libanus the eye looks out on the most various groups of wooded promontories and a smiling coast, but in Judæa the landscape exhibits none but severe and simple outlines. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In front of her the great hotel of Eze stood high upon a promontory above the railway. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z One side of the harbour of Chagres is formed, he says, by a small promontory that runs 500 yards into the sea. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z A small promontory which juts out into the sea a few miles below Mount Carmel, was converted into a fortified camp. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z On all sides were beautiful wooded promontories sloping down to the edge of still pearly water. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Then he crossed over to Arabia, and it is said that in the narrow part of Ethiopia towards Arabia, on the promontory of Dirê, there was a pillar giving an account of his crossing. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z On the summit of a sandy promontory to our left, two other German housewives leaned over a pig-yard fence and gazed intently down at these strange preparations. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Strange palaces of marble, white as sculptured ice, rise at the verges of magic forests, or glitter on the edges of the promontories, their gardens and terraces sloping to silent and forlorn beaches. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z It is made up of straggling promontories, bays, inlets, and the adjacent waters contain many islands, large and small, with outlying rocky ledges. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z In some cases he noticed that quite sharp electric shadows were produced by rocky promontories projecting into the line of transmission. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z The wandering cattle that graze over the promontories of the island, are small in size but very robust. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The view to the north and northeast is delightfully hazy, being now dark with delicate fringes of forest which cap the occasional limestone promontories, and again losing itself in a watery sky-line. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z It was on this promontory that Captain Cook first made the astronomical observations by which he determined the position of the island. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z They walked for a short distance, where a group of pines on a promontory had suggested the name "Pine Cliff." Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Next morning we found ourselves close in with its N.E. promontory. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The promontory, Capo d'Anzo, both forms and gives its name to the port in which was stationed our heroine's yacht, awaiting her orders. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z He looks at a gap on the horizon, between the Alps and the promontory of Monaco, where the sun has just gone down. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z This bifurcation has always, and with good reason, been ascribed to the protruding convexity of the South American continent at these two promontories. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z From Maida's deck-chair she could see them against the sky; and she could have seen the landing-place where I had gone ashore, had it not been hidden behind a miniature promontory. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Although the point was fully four miles away, a rocky promontory could be seen standing sharply out against the dark line of the forest. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The promontory of Kamba was to be the battlefield, and the fortress at its extremity swarmed with warriors. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The Princess, after acquiring the promontory for her medieval castle, had considered the acquisition of the small extremity a mere trifle. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z On the 5th, we sighted this the most southerly promontory of Italy, when, in consequence of a fresh breeze, the sea began to make itself rather disagreeably felt. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z In spite of herself, she would find her eyes wandering from the page and focussing on the little green promontory that screened the landing. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z The Rambler, drifting broadside to the current, threatened to strike full upon a rocky promontory projecting from the island which lay in the course of the boat. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z For three days the allied fleets waited near the fort in the hope that it would capitulate without a siege, but on April 7 they bore down upon the promontory—a formidable spectacle. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z They covered the original hollows of the promontory, the caves, the inlets that were forming, and all the jagged spaces, which had been filled with rich soil. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The lighthouse of this little promontory has been lately furnished with a Fresnel apparatus, throwing out a most intense light, which is visible at a greater distance than any other observed during our voyage. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z She glanced eagerly up, to see a small automobile craft rounding the promontory. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Usongora, a promontory running thirty miles into the lake southward, he ascertained to be the great salt field, from whence all the surrounding countries obtain their salt. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z They sound like a team of acrobats, but really they are the promontories guarding the narrow Strait of Messina. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Around the promontory, white luminous foam was constantly being churned among the projecting rocks of the reefs. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z As the wind blew from the N.W., we kept the ship's course past the north promontory of the265 island, and ranged along the eastern side to the selected anchoring ground. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z His father, Wilgils, became a hermit on a promontory at the mouth of the Humber. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z They at length came in sight of the high table-land of Majita, which Speke thought to be an island, but which Stanley demonstrated, by actual survey, to be only a promontory. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The Cataract Hotel stood on a promontory overlooking a new kind of Nile—a swift and narrow stream studded with gleaming boulders of granite. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Opposite the terraces the sea stretched away between the rose-colored promontories. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Primevally our feet had as much tactile intelligence as our hands, and Forbes' almost prehensile big toe pondered that tiny promontory a second; then it hastily explored the glossy surface of Persis' sole. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Cnidus lay on the western edge of a long and narrow promontory. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Indeed it was very much like any ordinary coastline, for here was a bay and yonder a cape, and yonder again, where the ice is heavier, a bold promontory. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Carroll looked round and saw the white mists stream athwart the pines on a promontory they were skirting. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Down below, projecting into the sea, the promontory of Villa Sirena meets his eye. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The geese have particular spots along the shore to which they show a predilection—usually the point of some flat promontory or tongue of land, to which they daily resort. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Landscapes of bays and promontories, rocks and ravines. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z One of the woods of this forest, advancing far into the inundated valley, formed a sort of promontory above the sheet of water. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z Further down-stream he might reach the water by a reckless jump, because the promontory sloped towards it there; but he would not be able to swim back against the current. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z His imagination runs up and down the gulfs and promontories. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z It seemed that we had run across the neck of a promontory, and in ten minutes we were at the cliffs again, the company reduced to old Flynn, his son, and the Hunt establishment. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Oyster Catchers frequent rocky promontories or the broad banks of mud, sand, and ooze, which stretch out from low portions of the coast. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The Mamanúas, also a hybrid race, inhabit the mountains of the north-east promontory of Mindanao. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The animal is found on promontories in Northern Norway where it moves in great herds. The White Elephant of Rucheni 2011-11-22T18:45:02.247Z Michael explained to his companion the strange features of the promontory that serves as a base for old Monaco. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z They had, however, first to circumnavigate the promontory; my chance was by crossing it at the neck to get to the phaeton before them. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Capes, promontories, and other prominent points of land are favorite dwelling-places of the spirits. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z And still the storm Blew fiercer and more fierce, and the white crests Plunged on the strand, and the high promontories Resounded counter-stricken, and a mist Of foam, blown landward, hid the sounding shore. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Hardly had she gained the top of this promontory before she heard excited voices, and one above the others wailing dismally. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z Why the devil had his mother taken it into her head to buy the promontory of Villa Sirena, obliging him to live near this den of thieves? The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z And in the promontory called Erineas, there is a great quantity of stone like that found about Bena, which, when burnt, emits a bituminous smell, and leaves a matter resembling calcined earth. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Gurnard's Head, in Cornwall, not far from St. Ives, is a fine promontory on which there is good climbing. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Then transforming himself into a handsome young Viking, he ordered the sails to be hoisted, and rounding a wooded promontory, sailed into the bay where Bjorn's vessel lay. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z She shook out her clinging clothes, and twisted up her half-dried hair, then sat down on top of the promontory and sang. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z They had availed themselves of the extremely ancient olive trees already on the promontory as a beginning for the park. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Granville consists of two quarters, the upper town built on a promontory jutting into the sea and surrounded by ramparts, and the lower town and harbour lying below it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z On a sandy promontory of this Island stood about thirty cows and calves, whilst in the pool opposite, and a little below them, stood about twenty more sea-cows, with their heads and backs above water. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The first of these is the cut made by Xerxes through the rock which connects the promontory of Mount Athos with the mainland; the other, a navigable canal through the Isthmus of Corinth. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z The sea lay far extended in front, while to the west we saw the promontory and islands, which formed one of the extreme boundaries of the Gulf. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Here the promontory divided, forming two arms of unequal length. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z There the promontory on which the Castello stood came between him and the wind, his sail flapped idly, and in dead calm he picked up his sculls to row the Amphitrite to her anchorage. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z The southern, sheltered by the promontory of Salsette, is always open, but is less used, owing to its greater distance from the city of Goa, which is built on the island. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Shamane is a picturesque little fishing village, built on the side of a promontory jutting out into the sea. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The dark boats, with their white sails, glided gently over its surface, and the star-enlightened promontories closed in the bay: below, amid the crags, I heard the monotonous but harmonious voices of the fishermen. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z The Princess Lubimoff with all her millions, had not been able to buy the tip of that promontory. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Round the town rose an amphitheatre of hills broken only by the low saddle, where the final promontory on which the Castello stood swam out seawards in three wooded humps of hills. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z But on turning a promontory, the river stretched away nearly as wide as before, under wooded cliffs not dissimilar to those of the Rhine. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z "He will!" she assented, "for little Tiberius is not on the promontory to-day, and the sentries without dare not refuse the lad's signet!" Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Their coasts are distinguished by three promontories, which will be hereafter mentioned. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z On French territory, in sight of Monte Carlo, she had bought a small promontory, a spur of land and rocks jutting out into the sea, a ridge covered with century-old olive trees and gnarled pines. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z It was a beautiful spot he chose to be the last resting place of his young wife—a high, spruce-covered promontory that jutted out into a lake. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z It is built on the little island of Tombo which lies off the promontory of Konakry, the town being joined to the mainland by an iron bridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z He took up his residence far from the pomp of courts on the bleak, bare, solitary promontory of Sagres, the sharp angle of Western Europe. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z In the eastern part of their territories was situated the promontory of the same name; in the Western the Promontorium Boreum, or Northern Promontory. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z On her death, they buried her on the deserted promontory, because she was a Protestant. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z He closed the rotting door behind him, and methodically searching the ground, came at length upon the solitary grave upon the high promontory that jutted into the lake. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z The western promontory is flanked on the north by the picturesque Alum Bay, and the lofty detached rocks known as the Needles lie off it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z A statue in a public garden at the end of one of these feelers, or, more correctly speaking, promontories, commemorates the expulsion of the Swiss Papal Guard by General Fanti in 1860. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z "In this respect they stand out like a bold promontory in the history of the past, singular and unapproached," said the philosopher Trendelenburg.* Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Every time he gazes at the view from here, he looks at the two buildings separated by the mouth of the harbor, and occupying the two promontories. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z "The entrance to this river is about three miles wide, formed by two high promontories of red sandstone." Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z First there are a number of little foaming torrents, bursting through rocks about twenty yards above the promontory, on which I stood. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z I walked until I came to a promontory and, amid splashing muddy waves, climbed out and perched where I ever love to be—on the outermost isolated pile of an old wharf. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z After rounding the promontory, with its bold, bluff cliffs frowning darkly over the deep, they came to the entrance to the river. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Between the promontories, at the water's surface, two new breakwaters meet, closing the mouth of the harbor. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Physical Features.—The coast-line is generally low and little broken by bays or promontories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The rock along this northern side of the mountainous promontory of Banagh is chiefly quartzite, but in some places, as Sturrell, a rotten schist. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z So we went through the wood, and came out at the edge of a cliff, and saw below us the promontory with the archway through it, of which I have spoken. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z Then, after bearing round to the north side of the island, past the mouth of a dark gully, and past a rocky promontory, the land all at once began to recede. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Above the promontory of Cap-d'Ail the orange-colored globe of the sun was descending. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Beetle and Sunset Rocks, a few hundred yards from Giant Forest camps, are bold granite promontories overlooking the valley and the Marble Canyon. Sequoia [California] National Park 2011-09-21T02:00:31.497Z The accommodation on this promontory of Corkaguiny is no doubt improved since the construction of Mr. Balfour's light railway from Tralee to Dingle; but Dingle lies 8 miles to the south of Brandon. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z On the farthest projecting promontory of land generally stands the solitary hut of some fisherman, who here lives, peaceful and contented, with his family. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Then at the head of the bay, only on the east side, stretching seawards to that bold promontory, was a line of high, black, beetling cliffs, the home of those wheeling sea-birds. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z From the place where he stood he could see the end of the lake to the right, but on the left the view was impeded by a promontory. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z Small peninsulas are known as promontories or headlands, and the extremity as a cape. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Pursuing our way along the ever-varying cliffs, most interesting in a storm, the curious promontory called Sturrell is reached in about 4 miles. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z On the second expedition, in 1608, he disembarked on the 3d July at the foot of the promontory of Stadacon�, accompanied by only thirty men. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery 2011-09-18T02:00:28.007Z Madam, I have searched well; yet until now No deep-sea ship has passed the promontory; Now a great ship with tawny sails comes on, An ocean-threatening centaur for its prow. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z His first effort now was to go to the promontory and examine the other end. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z At the foot of the promontory of Plogoff, around the sacred isle of Sena, are scattered rocks on which the sea breaks with an unceasing moan. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Howth is a promontory with a village about 9 miles from Dublin, for the people of which it is a favourite resort. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The elevation gave us almost a bird's-eye view of Toulon and its ports: islands or promontories that, on account of the winding of the shore, looked like islands, were seen at a distance. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z The point was a rocky promontory almost to windward of the stranded vessel. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z As he approached Stockholm, he found its haven filled by the Danish fleet, and not caring to show himself yet, he landed at a promontory a short distance from Calmar. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z Having poisoned her husband, the king of the Sarmatians, she was obliged to fly into Italy, where she fixed her dwelling on the promontory Circæum. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z A glance at any good map will reveal how largely the capes and promontories and headlands, and small bays and havens of the west, remember the lords of the Suderöer. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z On the other side of a promontory, about two miles distant by land, is Villefranche, a commodious harbour, in which large vessels remain, and send goods in boats to Nice. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z One range, round-shouldered and wooded, I thought resembled the promontories about Clovelly, and for a few minutes the Amazon had the bright eyes of a friend. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The land is drawing nearer—we can see the shape of the end promontory and peninsula—and a white speck like a church. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Upon a huge flat rock near the edge of a slight promontory they seated themselves, Taylor turned slightly, so that she had only a profile view of him. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z The sentinel on the promontory gesticulated wildly to the sentinels farther inland, for he had distinguished his chief, Lkath, at the wheel. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z In a few seconds he rounded a wooded promontory and passed out of sight. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z The early dawn had revealed the faint mist-folded promontories of the Cornish coast well to westward. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z By tea-time the schooner had brought the island abeam, and before darkness fell we were anchored off a thickly-wooded promontory, to the right of which Juanita declared her former lord and master lay buried. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z She came suddenly to a place where the path ran around along a projecting precipice, two hundred and eighty feet in the perpendicular, around a promontory of rock that set a few feet back. The Key to Success 2011-08-13T02:00:28.033Z Across the cove Rocky Neck was a blurred promontory of darkness, with here and there a yellow gleam lighting some window and finding reflection in the water below. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Presently he vanished around a wooded promontory, leaving Harry in a strange jumble of feelings. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z North Star Bay is guarded by a promontory expressively named Table Mountain, "Oomanaq." My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It stands on a bold promontory two hundred feet high, on the western side of the harbor. The Story of the Toys 2011-08-05T02:00:49.720Z This promontory is a large oval mass of granite, sixteen hundred feet in height, quite isolated from other highlands, protruding boldly into the Atlantic Ocean. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z On the starboard the picturesque Connecticut shore lay near at hand, jutting out into little promontories and retreating to form charming bays and inlets. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z I had nearly reached the top of the promontory when my terror was again renewed. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z It was in a little bay behind a promontory filled with the Slug's sapling pines that I landed. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z From the day when we left the before-mentioned promontory, we sailed for the space of two months and three days. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z Now that it was out of the canyon, the train was skirting the foot of the southern boundary spur, the railroad track holding its level by heading the gulches and rounding the alternating promontories. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Kasper and Frantz agreed, and all three began to climb the slope, which forms a sort of advanced promontory commanding the plain. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z He came at last to a little promontory, where the river we have mentioned threw itself into the Ganges. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z They rounded Cape Lambton on Banks' Land, a promontory which they found rose a thousand feet precipitously. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z The yellowing light swelled,—expanded from promontory to promontory,—palpitated over the harbour,—climbed the broken slopes of the dead volcano leagues through the gloom. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z At one of the promontory roundings the box-car passenger had a glimpse of a shack-built construction camp on the river's margin some distance on ahead. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z He reached the valley in safety, sailed past the lofty promontory on which Quebec now stands, and proceeded onward to the island of Hochelaga, where his vessels were anchored. History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life 2011-07-12T02:00:34.217Z Having reached the little promontory, they parted with a strict and mute embrace. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z On hauling to the westward they rounded a promontory and found that the land trended away to the west. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z The one that ran tumbling through the woods seemed to be in a very great hurry, and shot around its islands of moss and promontories of tree-roots with great zeal. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z His alighting was upon one of the promontory embankments. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Passing the Platten creek, the prominence called Cornice Rock, and the promontory of Joachim creek, an ascent of five miles brought us to the town of Herculaneum. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z After a while a black speck with two flashing arms appeared rounding a promontory; this was Öla in the boat. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z Mists were rising from the lower levels, forming lakelets of white vapour, into which capes and promontories ran, and islands floated. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The mansion is worthy of its noble owner; and the finely-wooded park and grounds exhibit a more luxuriant verdure than might be expected so near a sea-beat promontory. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z At the strongly-fortified castle of Hegness all was dark and silent, but around the promontory on which it stood still raged the waters of the Sound. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z A flying scud partly hid the tall cliffs, and then passed, and the crescent-like bays and looming promontories of the iron coastline stood clear above the restless, leaden-hued waters. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Close to this end of the lake a little promontory runs out, which forms a breakwater, so that the sea just opposite the house is comparatively calm. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z The city occupies a promontory which juts into the St. Lawrence. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The steamer Mont Blanc was sweeping round the rather dangerous promontory just beyond La Tour de Peilz. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The moon again appeared from behind the clouds, throwing its light over a huge, dull, red tower, with embattled walls, which arose high over the wood on the promontory of the bay of Middelfert. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The treacherous waves were creeping up to the promontory he had come round. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z At last, when they had turned the promontory, against which waves were rolling, they sailed into deep water. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Port Blair is a long, ragged indentation, about seven miles from head to mouth, broken and diversified by numerous little bays and promontories. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The eyes are the eyes of eagles; the nose is a promontory looking seawards; the brow is a tower of brass built for defence at the gateway of a kingdom. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Upon a little promontory on its southern margin stood a girl, meanly clad, wasted, and wayworn. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The shrimping boys have disappeared round the rocky promontory, and save for the girl, the man, and the dog, not a living thing moves within the cliff-girt bay. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Noiselessly the car slipped down a mile-long avenue to the brow of a promontory. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z This is called the devil's ground, and the projecting promontory of the rock the devil's chair. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Three miles ahead the river curved to the left round a steep promontory. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The waters of the lake rippled over the feet of the mother, but the babe lay beyond in the rushes at the point of the promontory where she had laid it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The general colouring, a faded brown, is somewhat dreary, but the mountain heights and promontories of the west display some grandeur of outline. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The guide at last rode out upon a rocky promontory, where he halted, waiting for the others of the party to come up with him. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Walking upstream he crossed a promontory covered with scrub. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Before we had yet doubled the promontory of Posilippo, the crater of Vesuvius threw up its glowing child, the sun, slowly into the sky, and sea and earth blazed. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z The boldness of the landscape, as in the Mediterranean, was relieved by the softness of a low latitude, which throws some such witchery around rocks and promontories, as a sunny smile lends to female beauty. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z This lake is conspicuous for its size, the clearness of its waters, its winding shore and islands, its bays, peninsulas, capes, and promontories. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z On the right side of the river, the bank forms a woody amphitheatre, following the course of the stream round the promontory. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z The latter was a prepossessing man with a weather-beaten face and a grizzled mustache, above which jutted a promontory of a nose between deep-set, wide, blue eyes. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z Gradually appeared on the immeasurable plain the islands, one after another, like scattered villages, and wildly pressed and waded the promontories into the sea. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z On a rocky promontory, at a distance of less than a league from the village of Palos, stood the convent of La Rabida, since rendered so celebrated by its hospitality to Columbus. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The crest of the terrace is worn down by the rains into ravines, leaving rounded points, or promontories, on the summit of which the ancient mound builders have left traces of their peculiar art. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The bank on the right is steep, and covered with wood, beyond which a bold promontory shoots out, crowned with a castle rising among trees. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z The black bird flew to the promontory; and from that moment I have neither heard nor seen any thing of prince Mesoud. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z The sea became calm, so that I beheld the ocean promontories, as the light broke from the east. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The horizon at the north presented masses of clouds, in which it was not difficult to fancy the summits of ragged mountains, receding valleys, with headlands, and promontories, foreshortened by distance. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Most conspicuous of these bluffs is the promontory known as Eagle Point, situated just below the Osceola landing. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The reaches are short; the banks steep, sometimes overhanging in naked precipices, sometimes waving with romantic woods; while numerous narrow promontories intercept the view, and cut the scene into separate pictures. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z On that day we always went together in a light bark to a neighbouring promontory, where he had a beautiful palace and gardens. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Just as he was about to round a small promontory, that would hide him from our sight, he stood up, and swung the dripping paddle high above his head. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z For the first part of the journey we skirted the Sea of Marmora, along the flanks of bare hills, now tunnelling through promontories, and now looking down upon blue bays. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The river makes an abrupt bend about a bold promontory of trap known as Angle or Elbow Rock. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z But the ocean, jealous of territory already conquered, twice in twenty-four hours rose to beat heavily on this dark promontory, and, in the angry hiss of the waters, was a reminder of a persistent purpose. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z I replied, "Is she?" and we went on, until a promontory of steep rock barred our passage. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z No one will venture to say that this sum alone does not far exceed the value of the fee simple and sovereignty of the southern promontory of Africa. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z More literal commentators have attempted to prove that Talus was a brazen statue or beacon, like the Colossus of Rhodes, placed by the Phœnicians on the Cretan promontory. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z The court house was built in 1876, at a cost of $5,000, on a promontory commanding a fine view of the lake. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z So a stranger, standing on Cape Cornwall and looking towards the Land's End, might imagine he there beheld the fortress whose sanguinary sieges obtained for that promontory its ancient name of the Headland of Blood. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The sleet had passed over, and the sky was cloudless; but the blast still whistled along the sea, and brought great waves to break on the well-known promontory of rock. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z We have been in possession of the southern promontory of Africa for above fifty years. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Cherbourg, its chief harbour, lies on the northern shore between the two promontories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Suddenly, on one side, the mountain range came to an abrupt termination, ending in a bold promontory running up to a point. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The Place de la Concorde and the Rue Royale, surrounded on their flanks, stood out like a promontory in the midst of a tempest. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Through the intercession of the Society, the State of New York has purchased and committed to the care of the Society 35 acres of land on the promontory of Stony Point on the Hudson River. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z For a brief space the pair sat on the shores of time, the extreme cape and promontory of life. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z The cove was crescent shaped, and locked in by two curving promontories dense with evergreens, drooping under ten thousand garlands of snow. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Soon they reached the top of this lower promontory, when, again mounting Shaggy, they dashed along, sending the rabbits by hundreds scurrying away to their holes. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The head of the hill juts out into the course of the river like a promontory or headland, which is the literal meaning of the Pawnee word “pahuk.” A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z "How dark it looks now!" exclaimed Amy, pointing to the promontory. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z When flooded this becomes a beautiful cascade,—whence the name, “Ross,” a Gaelic word meaning promontory or jutting rock, and “Lyn,” a waterfall,—the “Rock of the Waterfall.” The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z In a desperate effort to save themselves these men allowed the craft, in which the dying chief lay, to gain a safe distance, and approach the promontory. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z They jut out into the meadowland, in capes and promontories, and stand 6 in little islands, clustered round an outcropping ledge or a boulder too big to be removed. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z They heaved, frothed, billowed and raged, until Aunty Losh's demesne, once an innocent promontory, became a very perilous and uncomfortable island. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z The entrance of the cave faces west, toward a great promontory upon which stands Sun Temple. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2011-04-24T02:00:07.467Z Halfway between Menaggio and the northern end of the lake lies a rocky promontory known as Musso, the site in the sixteenth century of a great and almost impregnable castle. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z On one of the crescent-like promontories which formed the cove, a large number of these savages had gathered, and stood under the sheltering hemlocks, looking on. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The now deserted promontory of the Monte Scauri to the E. is also covered with remains of ancient villas; the hill is crowned by a large tomb, known as Torre Giano. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The tide had stolen up to the rocks, and the point of the promontory was now full three feet under water; while the swelling waves, at intervals, surged still higher! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Sun Temple is situated west of Cliff Palace, on the promontory formed by the confluence of Cliff and Fewkes Canyons. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2011-04-24T02:00:07.467Z Yet we may profitably stand, for a few moments, on Hopi Point, a promontory that projects far out from the rim, and try to measure it with our eyes. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z They laid her on the deck, leaped like wild deer into the boat again, and pulled for the promontory they had left. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z To the left are two rather sharp promontories, crested by several fine churches, one "Los Angeles," fully two hundred years old—an age in the New World corresponding to hoar antiquity in the Old. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z It can exist in London smoke, on the promontory with its short turf, in the Devonshire orchard. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z The ruin was purposely constructed on a commanding promontory in the neighborhood of large inhabited cliff houses. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2011-04-24T02:00:07.467Z |
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